start+suddenly

  • 51To strike up — Strike Strike, v. i. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields. [1913 Webster] A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52erupt — e|rupt [ ı rʌpt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to start suddenly with a lot of violence or noise: Police feared that a riot might erupt. a ) if a place erupts, there is suddenly a lot of noise as people start shouting, laughing, or fighting: erupt… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53erupt — UK [ɪˈrʌpt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms erupt : present tense I/you/we/they erupt he/she/it erupts present participle erupting past tense erupted past participle erupted 1) if a volcano erupts, it explodes inside and flames, rocks, and… …

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  • 54turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …

    Universalium

  • 55break out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To start suddenly] Syn. begin, commence, arise, erupt; see begin 2 . 2. [To escape] Syn. burst out, flee, depart; see escape , leave 1 . 3. [To erupt] Syn. acquire blemishes, have acned skin, become diseased, get pimples,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 56erupt — verb (I) 1 if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky 2 if fighting, violence, loud noises etc erupt, they start suddenly: Gang violence can erupt for no apparent reason. 3 erupt into laughter/shouting etc to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57turn — [[t]tɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel[/ex] 2) to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key[/ex] 3) to reverse the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58strike — [c]/straɪk / (say struyk) verb (struck) or stricken) –verb (t) 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: he struck her and she fell to the floor. 2. to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with …

  • 59bolt — bolt1 [bōlt] n. [ME & OE, akin to Ger bolzen < IE base * bheld , to knock, strike] 1. a short, heavy, often blunt arrow shot from a crossbow 2. a flash of lightning; thunderbolt 3. a sudden dash or movement 4. a sliding bar for locking a door …

    English World dictionary

  • 60Cholera — Classification and external resources Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae ICD 10 A …

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